Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: (ECMO) A life support system that circulates the blood through an oxygenating system. ECMO is like a heart-lung machine that takes over the work of the heart and lungs during open heart surgery. ECMO may be used, for example, to treat ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome), lethal smoke inhalation injury, or irreversible heart failure. As a general rule, ECMO is only used for limited time because of the high risks of bleeding, clotting, infection and organ failure.
Definition Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ( ECMO ) is a procedure that uses an artificial heart-lung machine to take over the work of the lungs (and sometimes ...
The term extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was initially used to describe long-term extracorporeal support that focused on the function of oxygenation.
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a treatment that uses a pump to circulate blood through an artificial lung back into the bloodstream of a ...
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) procedure and preparation information provided in the Heart Encyclopedia by the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
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